Thermal conductivity of U.S. coals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25381-25386

  Herrin, James M ^a   Deming, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACITE; COAL; LIGNITE; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

USA;

EID: 0030435631     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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